Rare h20skibum Posted June 11, 2022 #101 Share Posted June 11, 2022 7 hours ago, hal2008 said: There is no denying that number of people catching covid NOW on cruise ships is significantly higher than it was during the last Fall even when ships had similar occupancy. (most were not full but some did sail with current levels in Europe) I would like to see the data that supports this. When we sailed in January, they had four decks they were using for quarantine, and numbers were routinely announced. Fast forward to our May cruise, and only one deck was used for quarantine. Sure, there were those on FB that said they tested positive, but even looking at percentages it was lower. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted June 11, 2022 #102 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 9 hours ago, rudeney said: Let's see how well that is working on cruise ships. Every...single...person...who boards a cruise ship tests negative, yet we still have reports of "rampant COVID" onboard. "Rampant"? Nope. Are there cases, yes. Are there many more who don't catch it? Yes. Rampant is a relative term and all the reports are really without context. No one on a cruise can accurately report they actually caught it onboard if they're going ashore in the ports being visited and had to travel to get to the cruise. Once again, there is zero proof that testing pre-cruise makes any difference. The only way to do that is with control groups which would mean ships sailing without pre-testing for comparison at a minimum. Edited June 11, 2022 by BND 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisP Posted June 11, 2022 #103 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Hopefully, they will drop the vaccination requirements soon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted June 11, 2022 #104 Share Posted June 11, 2022 14 hours ago, glentally said: Please Read: COVID-related Discussion × LauraS By LauraS 06/21/2021 Effective immediately, COVID-related discussion should be limited to actual policy on board ships (and other forms of travel) and its practical application. Discussion should NOT veer into opinion or debate. Great news! One step closer to allowing unvaccinated people onboard. The reason for my post is to ask why is this "Covid Related" post allowed and most others deleted? This thread actually stopped being about the original topic about two pages ago, and once again an otherwise simple thread to inform about a simple decision has been dragged down a rat hole by people who only want to spout their own personal dogma regardless of its relationship to the purpose of the thread itself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted June 11, 2022 #105 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, orville99 said: This thread actually stopped being about the original topic about two pages ago, and once again an otherwise simple thread to inform about a simple decision has been dragged down a rat hole by people who only want to spout their own personal dogma regardless of its relationship to the purpose of the thread itself. Kind of like how conversations in real life go all the time. You start with one topic and it leads you to another related one. Plus, what else is there to add to the topic? The title really says it all for flying into the US. Edited June 11, 2022 by BND 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted June 11, 2022 #106 Share Posted June 11, 2022 11 hours ago, rudeney said: Let's see how well that is working on cruise ships. Every...single...person...who boards a cruise ship tests negative, yet we still have reports of "rampant COVID" onboard. And just think how many more cases there would be if people got on board who tested positive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 11, 2022 #107 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Current Hot Spots reported to be Miami, San Juan and Hawaii all major warm weather tourist destinations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/us/covid-cases-miami-san-juan-honolulu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted June 11, 2022 #108 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 4 minutes ago, MommaBear55 said: And just think how many more cases there would be if people got on board who tested positive No one really knows. My DH and I have been around people who have tested positive a day or two after we've seen them and we've never tested positive. My DDIL who is an RN has been exposed several times at work but only caught it from my DS after he went on a business trip to LA a month or so ago. Edited June 11, 2022 by BND Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted June 11, 2022 #109 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) 35 minutes ago, BND said: Plus, what else is there to add to the topic? The title really says it all for flying into the US. And yet a cadre of idiots always figure out how to add a plethora of tangents to drive the discussion where they want it to go so they can spout their own dogma. To quote an old star trek mantra "Resistance is futile"🙄 Edited June 11, 2022 by orville99 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted June 11, 2022 #110 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said: "rampant" may be a stretch 1 case on board and the media goes nuts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rudeney Posted June 11, 2022 #111 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, MommaBear55 said: And just think how many more cases there would be if people got on board who tested positive My guess is that it would be the same. Otherwise, there would be NO cases onboard. AND keep in mind there are port-less TA cruises where pax and crew all tested negative prior to boarding, yet they had COVID onboard. All it takes is one person to bring it on and it will spread. To me, the logic of requiring tests is on par with the flawed logic of the lockdowns we had in 2020. During that time, we were told to stay home to slow the spread...well...that is...unless we were "essential workers" or needed to go shop at Walmart, Home Depot, Costco, etc. along with all the other bored, "stay at home" out-of-work-people. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rudeney Posted June 11, 2022 #112 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said: "rampant" may be a stretch 2 hours ago, BND said: "Rampant"? Nope. Are there cases, yes. Are there many more who don't catch it? Yes. Rampant is a relative term and all the reports are really without context. I was actually being sarcastic about the word "rampant" which is why I put it in quotes. It seems every other day we have a new thread here by someone complaining that everyone on their cruise was sick with COVID. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted June 11, 2022 #113 Share Posted June 11, 2022 2 hours ago, TravisP said: Hopefully, they will drop the vaccination requirements soon. I think you will see testing stop for vaccinated for a while and after some random period of time it will be dropped for unvaccinated. I think crew will be allowed to go maskless before the unvaccinated are allowed on board though. Just my musings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted June 11, 2022 #114 Share Posted June 11, 2022 8 minutes ago, rudeney said: I was actually being sarcastic about the word "rampant" which is why I put it in quotes. It seems every other day we have a new thread here by someone complaining that everyone on their cruise was sick with COVID. I got it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNCFanatik Posted June 11, 2022 #115 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Jimbo said: Current Hot Spots reported to be Miami, San Juan and Hawaii all major warm weather tourist destinations. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/10/us/covid-cases-miami-san-juan-honolulu.html It’s called seasonality that has been the virus trend all along during the past 2 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marycruz Posted June 11, 2022 #116 Share Posted June 11, 2022 4 hours ago, glentally said: AND they all had the "cure all", "save the world" vaccines and boosters. The covid vaccines and boosters do not prevent you from getting it. They just help with avoiding serious complications and hospitalizations, at least for most people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted June 11, 2022 #117 Share Posted June 11, 2022 26 minutes ago, UNCFanatik said: It’s called seasonality that has been the virus trend all along during the past 2 years Guess then the west coast warm weather tourist areas haven't got the memo yet then. Because they didn't make the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted June 11, 2022 #118 Share Posted June 11, 2022 4 hours ago, glentally said: AND they all had the "cure all", "save the world" vaccines and boosters. ...which are now, thankfully, going into the dumpster ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted June 11, 2022 #119 Share Posted June 11, 2022 3 hours ago, TravisP said: Hopefully, they will drop the vaccination requirements soon. Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 11, 2022 #120 Share Posted June 11, 2022 17 hours ago, J0Y0US said: I have said since April 2020 that the only fool proof method for slowing down transmission is testing. DW and I came home with COVID from our last cruise and throughout our sickness, the 15min antigen tests continued to test negative. Meanwhile, PCR tests were positive. So while I don't disagree with testing, I do disagree with the notion that it's fool proof. BTW, several were infected on our sailing. One had to be taken away by ambulance in Victoria. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted June 11, 2022 #121 Share Posted June 11, 2022 5 minutes ago, Aquahound said: One had to be taken away by ambulance in Victoria. That has been well documented on other threads. It was a cardiac event. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 11, 2022 #122 Share Posted June 11, 2022 1 minute ago, Tree_skier said: That has been well documented on other threads. It was a cardiac event. From the Quantum 5/16 cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted June 11, 2022 #123 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Just now, Aquahound said: From the Quantum 5/16 cruise? yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted June 11, 2022 #124 Share Posted June 11, 2022 I haven't heard of any Covid medical evacuations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquahound Posted June 11, 2022 #125 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Just now, Tree_skier said: yes That's contrary to what was being said on board but regardless, doesn't change the fact COVID infected numerous passengers on my sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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